The Obama administration's drive to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has hit a new snag: At least some of the 13 detainees accepted for resettlement by the island nation of Palau don't want to go there. Meanwhile, protests have erupted in Bermuda over its recent resettlement of four Uighur detainees, with the country's leader facing a no-confidence vote by his parliament. Dissent in the British island territory, which sits in the Atlantic Ocean east of North Carolina, came after Bermuda's acceptance of the men strained relations with London, which complained that the island's home-rule government failed to advise it about the decision.
The Obama administration's drive to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has hit a new snag: At least some of the 13 detainees accepted for resettlement by the island nation of Palau don't want to go there.
Meanwhile, protests have erupted in Bermuda over its recent resettlement of four Uighur detainees, with the country's leader facing a no-confidence vote by his parliament. Dissent in the British island territory, which sits in the Atlantic Ocean east of North Carolina, came after Bermuda's acceptance of the men strained relations with London, which complained that the island's home-rule government failed to advise it about the decision.
"Bad form"
Bermuda's acceptance of the men strained relations with London, which complained that the island's home-rule [sic] government failed to advise it about the decision
Colonial administrator acts independently. How embarrassing.
"Good form"
The archipelago of 21,000 people was held by a succession of foreign powers until World War II, when the U.S. captured it from Japan. The U.S. administered the island under a United Nations mandate until 1994, when it became an independent [sic] republic. Palau remains tied to the U.S., which subsidizes its economy and oversees its defense. ...The Obama administration official said the Palauans understand the U.S.--which subsidizes Palau's economy and oversees its defense--is under pressure to transfer detainees.
Colonial administrator may not act independently. How loyal. Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
